The Top 10 Things To Do And See In New Delhi

The capital of India, New Delhi is known for its riotous mixture of colours, sights and sounds, making any visit to this extraordinary city a multisensory experience. Filled with energy and gusto, the city has a limitless supply of amusing and exciting activities to experience at least once in your life. Here we list the most unmissable things to do and see in the city.

1. Shankar's International Doll Museum

Museum

Mr. K. Shankar Pillai was a famous cartoonist travelling the world. One day, when he was heading back to India, he was gifted a beautiful doll by a Hungarian diplomat. The doll ignited something inside of him and from that moment on, he preserved every doll he was gifted or brought from different parts of the world; he was mesmerized by the various materials used, costumes and the expressions that varied so vividly from one another. So captivated was he by their loveliness that he soon started exhibiting his collection for children; today the Shankar’s International Doll Museum holds a staggering 6500 dolls, from Pillai’s original collection and contributions from all over the world.

Timing: 9am to 7pm, closed on Sunday.

2. The National Rail Museum

Museum

The National Rail Museum is the rail heritage museum of India, which was first opened to the public on the 1st of February, 1977. The museum exhibits the oldest working steam locomotive in the world, the Fairy Queen, as well as numerous other stream engines, many of which have travelled throughout India. With a toy train that gives you a ride throughout the Rail Museum, you could gaze comfortably at the trains, coaches and locomotives that are on display outside and learn the 150 year-old history of the rails of India.

Timing: Check with museum.